Abstract of the poster presented by the Circolo
Bateson & Paolo Monti
The Circolo Bateson, founded in Rome in 1990
as a laboratory for the study of Gregory Bateson’s
work, is a seminarian meeting place regarding the
epistemology of living systems.
The
artist Paolo Monti has been taking part in
the Seminars organised by the Circolo Bateson for
over a decade with a number of his works on the
“un-usability” of banknotes. His procedures involve
the concrete and material de-structuration of
banknotes and their symbolic value.
In so
doing, while speaking to the imaginary, he evokes
and suggests choices, life-styles and responsible
behaviour inspired by Gregory Bateson’s
epistemological revolution, in total agreement with
the ecologic sustainability and social equity
proposed by the Venice Conference.
The
poster (118,90cm wide x 84,10cm high) presents eight
works by Paolo Monti together with various citations
taken from Gregory Bateson’s work. The title of the
poster is “Genetically
Modified Money”.
